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Companies Act 2013

The Companies Act 2013 is a crucial legislation in India governing the incorporation, functioning, and management of companies. Learn about the key provisions, compliance requirements, and legal framework under the Companies Act 2013.

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Annual Return Filing Under Companies Act, 2013: MGT-7, MGT-7A & MGT-8

Company Law : Learn which companies must file MGT-7 or MGT-7A, when MGT-8 certification is mandatory, and how the Companies (Management and Admi...

July 8, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

175 Legal Compliances and Legal Updates for July-2026 in India

CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...

July 6, 2026 55032 Views 2 comments Print

Minimum number of Meetings under Companies Act & Rules: FAQs

Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 requires most companies to hold four Board Meetings annually, while OPCs, Small Companies, and Dormant Com...

July 6, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print

Annual General Meeting Compliance Calendar for Listed Companies

Company Law : This guide provides a complete AGM compliance tracker covering pre-AGM, AGM-day, post-AGM, and IEPF obligations under the Companie...

July 3, 2026 1368 Views 1 comment Print

DIN Compliance Guide: Sections 153–159, DIR-3 KYC, DIR-6 & MCA Amendments 2026

Company Law : MCA has revised the Director KYC framework, requiring DIR-3 KYC (Web) only once every three financial years. The changes reduce co...

July 2, 2026 264 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Beware of Fraudulent Communications Impersonating MCA Officials

Company Law : MCA has cautioned stakeholders against phishing calls, WhatsApp messages, emails, fake websites, and ZIP attachments impersonating...

July 5, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks DRT Appearance Rights as CS Handle Complex Debt Recovery Matters

Company Law : ICSI has urged the Government to amend the law to allow Company Secretaries in Practice to appear before DRTs and DRATs. It argues...

June 27, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks Action against Eligible Companies Failed to Appoint Whole-Time CS

Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...

June 27, 2026 1782 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE): FAQs

Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...

June 24, 2026 1047 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks MCA Relief Due to Portal Disruptions After Data Centre Fire

Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...

June 18, 2026 9366 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bona Fide Dispute on Debt Bars Winding Up Petition Under Section 433(e): MP HC

Company Law : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...

July 5, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

Karti Chidambaram’s Salary & Family Accounts Defrozen; Other Asset Freeze Continues: NCLT Chennai

Company Law : NCLT retained the freeze on assets citing serious SFIO findings but ordered defreezing of the salary account and family members' a...

July 4, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

Winding-Up Transfer to NCLT Depends on Irreversible Corporate Death Stage: Calcutta HC

Corporate Law : The Court ruled that, without a transfer application and parallel insolvency proceedings, shifting a winding-up case to NCLT was u...

July 4, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

Refex Composite Scheme Gets NCLT Nod for Shareholders & Creditors Meetings

Company Law : NCLT permitted stakeholder meetings after accepting clarifications on forfeited warrants, disclosures, and scheme compliance under...

July 1, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Sets Aside CFO Appointment as Articles Cannot Override Companies Act

Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...

July 1, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


MCA Extends DPT-3 Late Fee Waiver Till 31st July 2026 Due to Data Center Fire

Company Law : MCA has allowed companies to file Form DPT-3 for FY 2025-26 without additional fees until 31 July 2026 due to disruptions caused b...

June 19, 2026 16080 Views 2 comments Print

MCA Notifies New Development Bank as Body Corporate under Companies Act 2013

Company Law : MCA notifies the New Development Bank under Section 2(11)(ii) of the Companies Act, 2013, specifying it as a body corporate for th...

June 16, 2026 510 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Penalty as Incorrect AGM Due Date Was Filed in AOC-4

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...

June 12, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

Duplicate DIN Attracts Penalty Because Companies Act Prohibits Possessing More Than One DIN

Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...

June 12, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Penalty as Incorrect Director Appointment Date Was Filed in DIR-12

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...

June 12, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print


Section 180 of CA 2013 not applicable to Private Limited Companies

June 6, 2015 192716 Views 2 comments Print

Section 180 of Companies Act 2013 which was applicable to all type of Companies and which was putting a restriction of power of board of directors and specified that some specified transaction under section 180 can be done by Board only with the consent of the company by a special resolution.

Govt Relaxes 20 Audit Ceiling Limit on Statutory Audits

June 6, 2015 92371 Views 13 comments Print

MCA has vide Notification dated 05/06/2015 has exempted from Statutory Audit ceiling limit  of  20 company audit limit  the following Companies :- a) other than one person companies b) dormant companies, c) small companies and private companies having paid-up share capital less than one hundred crore rupees. So now the Limit of 20 Companies  includes:- […]

Exemption from Provisions related to Loan to directors of Private Companies

June 6, 2015 6747 Views 0 comment Print

MCA vide notification dated 05/06/2015 titled Exemptions to Private Companies U/s. 462 of CA 2013 has provided that  Restriction on loan to directors provided under section 185 of Companies Act, 2013 shall not apply to following private companies: (a) in whose share capital no other body corporate has invested any money; (b) if the borrowings […]

Consolidation of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries w.e.f 01-04-2015

June 6, 2015 31827 Views 0 comment Print

More recently, on 16 January 2015, the MCA issued another amendment that provides that the requirements in respect of consolidation of financial statements shall not apply to a company having subsidiary or subsidiaries incorporated outside India only for the financial year commencing on or after 1 April 2014.

Related Party Transaction updated as per Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015

June 6, 2015 47504 Views 0 comment Print

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014. (Updated as per Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015)

Depreciation Under Schedule II of Companies Act, 2013: FAQs

June 6, 2015 56833 Views 19 comments Print

Amitesh Agarwal 1. What will be carrying cost and carrying life of the asset, if a company purchased it as second hand asset from another? Reply: a) Please note that carrying cost will be the historical cost or the amount substituted for the historical cost as per the books of account of the company. (i.e. in […]

Exemptions to Nidhis under section 462 of CA 2013

June 5, 2015 7307 Views 0 comment Print

entral Government in the interest of public, hereby directs that certain provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, as specified in column (2) of the Table, shall not apply or shall apply with such exceptions, modifications and adaptations, as specified in column (3) of the said Table, to Nidhis, namely:-

Exemptions to Private Companies U/s. 462 of Companies Act, 2013

June 5, 2015 225735 Views 1 comment Print

Central Government, in the interest of public, hereby directs that certain provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, as specified in column (2) of the Table, shall not apply or shall apply with such exceptions, modifications and adaptations, as specified in column (3) of the said Table, to a private company, namely:-

Exemptions to Section 8 (Non-Profit Companies) U/s. 462 of CA 2013

June 5, 2015 21436 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government in the interest of public, hereby directs that certain provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, as specified in column (2) of the Table, shall not apply or shall apply with such exceptions, modifications and adaptations, as specified in column (3) of the said Table, to a body to which a licence is granted under the provisions of the aforesaid section 8, namely :-

Exemptions to Government Companies U/s. 462 of CA 2013

June 5, 2015 42519 Views 0 comment Print

Certain provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, as specified in column (2) of the Table, shall not apply or shall apply with such exceptions, modifications and adaptations, as specified in column (3) of the said Table, to a Government company, namely

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